Issue 1 2012
Issue 1 2012
This issue of Reason is the first issue of 2012 and takes a look at the higher education sector from a variety of angles. Read features on the traditional client-insurer relationship, on teaching risk management curricula at the university level, and on FM Global’s extraordinary research in protecting libraries. There’s also a claims story on an American university and its struggle with an astonishing 500-year flood.
Letter from the Editor
Teaching, and Learning, a Thing or Two
Featured Article
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A 500-year flood was a painful learning experience for the University of Iowa. But, in its wake, a satisfactory claim helps to heal the wounds.
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The Spencer Educational Foundation puts its support behind a university risk management curriculum
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At Temple University the client and the insurer learn worthwhile lessons when both sides set—and meet—the same goals
Additional Content
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Increased use of contractors may pose a safety threat to your facility. Here are a few action items to help avoid mishaps.
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For multinationals, fiscal uncertainty inside the European Union will demand agility and quick action.
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A destructive event at an educational institution can wipe out decades of valuable research.
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At Temple University the client and the insurer learn worthwhile lessons when both sides set—and meet—the same goals
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New risk management curriculum is poised to light an intellectual fire under students and set them on a career path in the industry.
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The Spencer Educational Foundation puts its support behind a university risk management curriculum
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A 500-year flood was a painful learning experience for the University of Iowa. But, in its wake, a satisfactory claim helps to heal the wounds.
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A promising pilot program for sprinkler valve inspections at large universities suggests that up-front effort saves time and will result in greater long-term safety
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Groundbreaking fire research on high-density library collections speaks volumes in the advancement of novel storage and protection needs
